граната
granata
The English phrase "grenade out" is expressed in Russian as граната (granata).
In a combat or training context, a Russian speaker typically shouts only the noun граната! (Grenade!) rather than a full phrase to warn others.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is granata.
Did you know?
- The word can also refer to a 'grenadine' syrup in a culinary context, meaning the same word is used for both a deadly weapon and a sweet cocktail ingredient.
- The word граната is a linguistic cousin to the English word 'pomegranate'. Both share a root referring to a seeded fruit, because the shape of the early grenades resembled the fruit.
- In modern Russian military training, shouting граната! is often followed by the command на пол! (to the floor!), a specific instruction for soldiers to take cover.
Examples in context
- Граната!Granata!Grenade!
- Берегись, граната!Beregis', granata!Watch out, grenade!
- Стой, летит граната!Stoy, letit granata!Stop, a grenade is flying!
Example conversation
Two soldiers are in a sudden urban skirmish.
- Екатерина EkaterinaДмитрий, граната!Dmitriy, granata!Dmitry, grenade!
- Дмитрий DmitryГде она?Gde ona?Where is it?
- Екатерина EkaterinaПрямо перед нами!Pryamo pered nami!Right in front of us!
- Дмитрий DmitryЛожусь!Lozhus'!Getting down!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries граната, CC BY-SA 4.0.
